Caroline’s father, world-renowned author E.L.Doctorow, passed away Tuesday, July 21. In 2013, Caroline talked with her father on Songtrails about music in the family and his memories of the folk icons of the ’60s. We re-broadcast the interview this week. Featured is the music of Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Paul Robeson, Richard and Mimi Farina and others. Songtrails airs on the first Saturday each month.

Rebroadcast of “The Colonial and Other Ubiquitous Architectural Styles of New England” with Binnie Klein and Duo Dickinson, hosts. Special guest is architect, restorer, and tour guide Colin Caplan of New Haven.

Louise DeSalvo, Sal LaGumina and Peter Covino read their work in a program presented by the Italian American Studies Association at Canios Books, Sag Harbor. Part 2 of a 2 part program. East End Ink programs are archived at eastendink.blogspot.com.

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http://www.wpkn.org/whiterose/#commentsMon, 27 Jul 2015 22:29:17 +0000http://www.wpkn.org/?p=10930Read more »]]>Welcome to this week’s edition of the White Rose Political Calendar. The calendar takes its name from the White Rose, a resistance group in Nazi Germany that worked to educate and organize opposition to the horrifying agenda of the Third Reich. In the spirit of the White Rose, WPKN offers its weekly Political Calendar in order to give voice to the struggles for political, social, economic and environmental justice. Here are some of the listings for the week of July 27, 2015.

The seventieth anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is being commemorated with activities in both Connecticut and on Long Island. In New Haven, the bombing of Hiroshima will be remembered at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, and Nagasaki at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 9. There will also be a poetry reading and candle ceremony at 7:00 p.m. on August 6 to call attention to the inhumanity of nuclear weapons. All activities are held at the flagpole on the New Haven Green.

On Long Island, Democracy Now host Amy Goodman will speak at an evening of remembrance, resistance, and engagements on Thursday, August 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock.

The battle to fight aircraft noise in Long Island is ongoing. An increasing number of wealthy summer residents are booking private flights, primarily by helicopter, to the Hamptons and other resort areas to avoid the congested highways. There have been ongoing court cases in recent months to limit this traffic, but the aviation industry is fighting to retain their business interests. Residents who have complaints about specific instances of a noisy aircraft or patterns of flight traffic can go to quietskiescoalition.org to find out ways to fight back against the noise and can also sign up to find out about ongoing efforts to regain the region’s Quiet Skies.

The battle to save thousands of trees in Connecticut continues. The state’s utility companies have announced that they will continue to cut trees that have the potential to fall and disrupt electrical service. Their current policy, which is opposed by many community and environmental groups, would fell an entire tree if any part of that tree is within eight feet of a power line. The Garden Club of New Haven has been at the forefront of the battle to empower local residents to protect trees on their properties and in their neighborhoods, and they have extensive resources for education and action by going to www.gardenclubofnewhaven.org and clicking on the “Trees and Power” link. The Connecticut Fund for the Environment also asks for Connecticut residents to monitor and report tree-trimming activity in their communities by e-mailing jsteinberg@ctenvironment.org.

As part of its mission to improve protect the environment for residents in the United States, Nicaragua, and countries around the world, the New Haven-Léon Sister City Project has undertaken a number of initiatives to raise awareness about climate change. They have also been suggesting ways in which the actions of each individual can have a powerful collective impact, most recently through their current “Cows, Cars, Coal, and Planes” initiative. More information is at newhavenleon.org/climate_change

Bread and Puppet Theater is a familiar sight at protest rallies and other large progressive events. Their puppets, some of which have heights of 20 feet, are iconic symbols and rallying points for concerns across a wide range of issues. The William Benton Museum of Art at the University of Connecticut is hosting an exhibition , through October 11, titled Speak Up! Speak Out! Bread & Puppet Theater. The university is renowned for its puppet program and will be hosting related programming throughout the summer. More details can be found at benton.uconn.edu/bread-puppet-theater

There is ongoing work by activists to prevent fracking in the state of Connecticut. This battle is also being carried out at the local level, with individual communities banning the practice within their towns, as Washington, Connecticut, has recently done. More information about the national fight against fracking is at foodandwaterwatch.org and in Connecticut, by searching for Food & Water Watch – Connecticut on Facebook.

A source of information about ongoing peace and justice efforts both in Connecticut and throughout the world is the organization Promoting Enduring Peace. Their website is at pepeace.org, and their source to disseminate news about a wide range of issues and actions is at peacenews.org.

To list your group’s local, regional or national events, send announcements, one week in advance when possible, to the White Rose Political Calendar, at valrichardson@wpkn.org. This week’s calendar was produced by Valerie and Rod Richardson.

Join us for the monthly In Context War Report. Military affairs commentator Marchand MacDermotRoe examines the Chinese way of war from Sun Tzu to Mao. He also looks at China’s geo-political objectives and military capabilities relative to the U.S. [encore presentation]. Website: www.incontextreport.com. Email: ken@mdrtalk.org.

Paul Kawika Martin, Political & Communications Director with Peace Action talks about the role of the U.S. peace movement in mobilizing support for the international Iran nuclear accord as it’s debated in Congress and opponents work to enlist lawmakers to vote for a resolution of disapproval and override a promised presidential veto.

Citizen activist, author and four-time independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, assesses the 2016 presidential campaign — with a focus on the potential of Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ progressive agenga, Hillary Clinton’s recent adoption of left rhetoric and the large field of Republican candidates including the “Donald Trump effect.”

Erica Payne, President of The Agenda Project Action Fund and creator of the “Granny Off the Cliff” TV ad, examines Jeb Bush’s recent statement that if elected President, he intends to phase out Medicare — and the corporate media’s role in shaping our nation’s public debates that often results in the dissemination of misinformation leading citizens to vote against their own economic self-interest.

Patty Lovera, Assistant Director with Food & Water Watch discusses the recent House passage of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, which prohibits states from mandating the labeling of food that contains GMO ingredients, its impact on states that currently have their own food labeling laws and the groups behind this effort to deny consumers basic information about the food they eat.

Animal behaviorist Vint Virga talks about his award-winning book, The Soul of All Living Creatures: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human. And children’s book author Mike Graf discusses his two in his series of adventures guides set in National Parks, To The Top of The Grand, about Grand Teton and Eye of The Whale, about Acadia [encore presentation].